200 Lost Gems & Forgotten Diamonds:-->Pt 1
"Music produces
a kind of pleasure
which human nature cannot do without."
~Confucius
This is simply a personal list of "lost gems & forgotten diamonds...radio stations should add to their rotation.
Most from the '70s decade...but not exclusively.
There is no ranking or countdown. Only a number to keep track of how far along I've gotten.
I strongly encourage everyone to purchase the albums for an even better understanding.
Now let's begin...
200:--> "Rip Off" - T. Rex / "Electric Warrior" (1971)
A frenzied closing track that tends to make one believe Bolan could kick someone's ass.
"I'm the cat from the alley.
I'm the fleet-foot voodoo man."
I'm the fleet-foot voodoo man."
199:--> "Shadow Play" - Rory Gallagher / "Photo Finish" (1978)
Never heard any Rory? This one is a box of matches!
"I feel a little strange inside.
A little Dr. Jekyll...A little Mr. Hyde."
198:--> "That's All Right" - Steve Walsh / "Schemer Dreamer" (1980)
A rockin' little number that will help keep your car running in a pinch.
"Tries hard to look the part...
like she'd be nasty in the dark."
like she'd be nasty in the dark."
197:--> "Crossfade" - Manfred Mann's Earth Band / "Nightingales And Bombers (1975)
Swirling prog jam. Still fresh and fierce.
Instrumental
196:--> "Pictures Of A City" - King Crimson / "In The Wake Of The Poseidon" (1970)
Struck from the same mold as "21st...Schizoid Man" but taken a step further.
"Concrete cold face cased in steel.
Stark sharp glass-eyed crack and peel."
195:--> "One More Time" - Joe Jackson / "Look Sharp" (1979)
A terrific guitar-driven number. Wish Joe had done more of this stuff.
"Tell me one more time as I hold your hand,
that you don't love me."
194:--> "Cockroach" - Sweet / "Give Us A Wink (1976)
A little more heavy metal thunder from this glam-band.
"You crawled into my bed
like a cockroach."
193:--> "The Hero & The Madman" - Thin Lizzy / Vagabonds Of The Western World" (1973)
A mythical Lynott tale leading to a blistering Eric Bell guitar solo.
"The madman climbed the steeple spire and let a crystal ball tear fall
on the crowd from down below."
192:--> "Fall Of The Peacemakers" - Molly Hatchet / "No Guts...No Glory" (1983)
This was lead singer Danny Joe Brown's 'Free Bird'. A 3-guitar blitz.
"A king without a sword. A land without a king.
A truth without a voice. One song left to sing."
191:--> "In My Life" - Barclay James Harvest / "Time Honoured Ghosts" (1975)
Opening guitar-driven laden track with a spiritual attitude.
"In my life, I have seen so many things.
Some were true and some were not what they seemed."
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